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The history of the Jews in Austria probably begins with the exodus of Jews from Judea under Roman occupation. There have been Jews in Austria since the 3rd century CE. Over the course of many centuries, the political status of the community rose and fell many times: during certain periods, the Jewish community prospered and enjoyed political equality, and during other periods it suffered ...
Austrian people. Austrians ( German: Österreicher) are the citizens and nationals of Austria. The English term Austrians was used for the population of Habsburg Austria from the 17th or 18th century. During the 19th century, it was for the citizens of the Empire of Austria (1804–1867). From 1867 until 1918, it was used for the citizens of ...
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz in the Austrian Empire (now Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic ).
B. Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist (1927–2019) Caroline Bayer (1758–1803), violinist and composer. Johanna Beisteiner, classical guitarist (born 1976) Alban Berg, composer, (1885–1935), born in Vienna. Walter Berry, bass-baritone, (1929–2000) Bilderbuch, band founded in 2005.
Religion in Austria is predominantly Christianity, adhered to by 68.2% of the country's population according to the 2021 national survey [a] conducted by Statistics Austria. [1] Among Christians, 80.9% were Catholics, 7.2% were Orthodox Christians (mostly belonging to the Eastern Orthodox Church ), 5.6% were Protestants, while the remaining 6.2 ...
The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as Deutscher Krieg ("German War"), Deutscher Bruderkrieg ( pronounced [ˌdɔʏtʃɐ ˈbʁuːdɐkʁiːk] ⓘ; "German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 1866 between the ...
